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‘The Light’ Review: Tom Tykwer Tests Germany’s White Liberal Guilt With A Bohemian Musical Fantasy – Berlin Film Festival
Read a review of 'The Light,' Tom Tykwer's Berlin Film Festival opener that tests Germany’s white liberal guilt with a bohemian musical fantasy.
Mysterious scenes in a gray room with members of her own family, where she assures them that they are on a rocky road but they will walk it together, could be taking place in a prison or — more likely — in a netherworld where the light of a numinous otherness shines through a single window. Glitteringly shot by Christian Almesberger through multiple lenses and from many angles, bursting with song-and-dance interludes and a hard-working orchestral score (credited to Johnny Klimek and the director himself) that keeps pumping the film along over its near three-hour running time. Title: The Light Festival: Berlin (Opening Night) Sales agent: Beta Cinema Director-screenwriter: Tom Tykwer Cast: Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger, Tala Al-Deen, Elke Biesendorfer, Julius Gause Running time: 2 hr 42 mins
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